CC tourneys in Silicon Valley

Published 4:00 am, Thursday, March 13, 1997

SAN JOSE - The Silicon Valley becomes the focus for community college basketball this weekend as men's and women's state champions are crowned.

Quarterfinals in both tournaments were to begin Thursday. The women were to play four games at De Anza College in nearby Cupertino before moving to the San Jose State Event Center on Friday. The men open at the Event Center, with finals and all-star games in both competitions at SJSU on Saturday.

Skyline of San Bruno (26-7, state poll No. 12), San Jose (30-4) and Diablo Valley of Pleasant Hill (31-5, No. 8) represent the Bay Area in the men's competition. De Anza (30-6) carries the local banner in women's play.